NMMU-­‐EMMANUEL  HAVEN  LIVING  LAB  

Prof Darelle van Greunen School of ICT

What  happens  at  Emmanuel  Haven?  •  Established   primarily   to   deal   with   the   growing   number   of   adults   and   children  

infected   or   affected   by  HIV   and  AIDS.   It   func?ons  with   strategic   partners   and   is  funded  through  a  Trust  founded  by  Dr  Mamisa  Chabula-­‐Nxiweni  in  2004.  

•  Provide  preven?on,  treatment,  care  and  support  to  the  community.  •  To  create  an  enabling  environment  for  mi?ga?ng  the  health,  psychological  and  

socio-­‐economic  impact  of  HIV  and  AIDS  on  the  family  and  community.  

•  To   provide   preven?on,   treatment,   care   and   support  to  the  community  using  ICT  and  social  media.  

•  To  create  an  enabling  environment  for  mi?ga?ng  the  health,   psychological   and   socio-­‐economic   impact   of  HIV   and   AIDS,   TB   and   diabetes   on   the   family   and  community.    

•  To   establish   an   ac?ve   community   hub   which   will  contribute   to   poverty   allevia?on   in   the   Motherwell  community   at   large   through   skills   development,  enterprise   establishment   and   good   healthcare  services.  

 

 

Our  Mission  

•  Community  ownership  and  buy-­‐in  •  Support  and  leadership  from  sponsors  •  Power  of  apprecia?on  for  what  you  have  –  not  en?tlement  

•  Change  management  &  impact  assessment  •  Some  government  support  •  High  profile  patrons  – Bishop  Desmond  Tutu  – PJ  Powers  

Success  factors  

•  Using  mobile  technologies  as  enabler:  

•  Home  based  care  workers  

–  Consulta?on  with  medical  prac??oner  

•  Nutri?onal  educa?onal  programmes  for  members  of  the  community  

–  Interac?ve  games  

–  RSS  feeds  •  Skills  programmes  for  disabled,  specific  focus  on  Deaf  

and  hearing  impaired  

–  Sign  language  on  mobile  devices  

 

InnovaBon  

–  Appropriate  contextual  technologies  –  Lack  of  infrastructure  and  good  connec?vity  

–  Lack  of  access  –  Social  issues  •  Poor  community  

•  Low  cost  solu?ons  to  current  problems  

•  Low  literacy  levels  

•  Community  of  orality  

•  Must  meet  basic  needs  first  

BoClenecks  

•  The  Living  Lab  methodology  is  only  successful  in  the  African  context  when  applied  as  a  real-­‐life  interven?on  and  not  a  research  methodology.  

•  The  Living  Lab  methodology  requires  a  careful  plan  for  sustainability  coupled  to  good  change  management  prac?ces  followed  by  an  assessment  of  the  impact  of  the  interven?on.  

•  Solu?ons  must  be  contextually  relevant.  

•  A  dona?on  of  infrastructure/project  funding  without  adequate  training  and  con?nuous  mentoring  results  in  failure.  

Statements  

 

 

   

 

Contact  details:  

Prof  Darelle  van  Greunen  

School  of  ICT  

Nelson  Mandela  Metropolitan  University  

Email:    Darelle.vanGreunen@nmmu.ac.za    

Mobile:    +27  82  5642  356